Cypress (former Saskatchewan provincial electoral district)

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Cypress is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. This district was created before the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912 as "Gull Lake". Since the district encompassed most of the Saskatchewan side of the Cypress Hills, the riding was renamed "Cypress" in 1917. Redrawn and renamed "Shaunavon" before 1934, the constituency was abolished before the 9th Saskatchewan general election in 1938.

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It is now part of the Cypress Hills and Wood River constituencies.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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 1. Daniel C. Lochead 1912–1917 Liberal
 2. Isaac Stirling 1917–1921 Liberal
 3. Henry T. Halvorson 1921–1929 Liberal
 4. John Edward Gryde 1929–1934 Conservative
 5. Clarence Stork 1934–1938 Farmer-Labour

Election results

Gull Lake (1912 – 1917)

1912 Saskatchewan general election: Gull Lake electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Daniel C. Lochead 63751.08%
  Conservative James Beck Swanston61048.92%
Total1,247100.00%

Cypress (1917 – 1934)

1917 Saskatchewan general election: Cypress electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Isaac Stirling 1,92953.60%+2.52
  Conservative James Beck Swanston1,67046.40%-2.52
Total3,599100.00%
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Cypress electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry T. Halvorson Acclaimed100.00%
TotalAcclamation
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Cypress electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry T. Halvorson 1,76077.16%-
Progressive Robert James Masters52122.84%
Total2,281100.00%
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Cypress electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative John Edward Gryde 2,94766.42%-
Liberal Lucien Tourigny1,49033.58%-43.58
Total4,437100.00%

Shaunavon (1934 – 1938)

1934 Saskatchewan general election: Shaunavon electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Farmer-Labour Clarence Stork 2,06137.87%-
Liberal Harry Ostlund1,91135.12%+1.54
  Conservative John Edward Gryde 1,47027.01%-39.41
Total5,442100.00%

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